Rating: 5.0
What it's about:
It’s 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma’s reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, she’s been followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence’s most powerful girls—and their foray into the spiritual world—lead to?
My thoughts:
This book is magical! It's one of those stories to get lost in. At it's center is Gemma, a 16 year old girl at a boarding school in England. This novel has a hidden diary, magical realms, a secret Order, malevolent beings and much more that makes A Great and Terrible Beauty a very enjoyable read! The two main themes I found in this book are forgiveness and the choices we have to make. To quote Mrs. Moore (the girls' teacher) "There are no safe choices.....Only other choices. Every choice has a consequence."
A Great and Terrible Beauty is the first in a series of books meant for young adults. I am eager to continue the saga. Don't let the young adult label turn you off of these books if you are an adult. Libba Bray does a wonderful job making her books accessible to both adults and young adults.
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